Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 134 Section 4
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Passage 1
Determining the most effective way to deter deliberate crimes, such as fraud, as opposed to impulsive crimes, such as crimes …
Crime
Debate: should we help give potential criminals access to economic opportunity, or should we deter them with punishment?
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Passage 2
Mexican Americans share with speakers of Spanish throughout the world a rich and varied repertoire of proverbs as well as …
Proverbs
Definition of proverb, and origins of Mexican-American proverbs.
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Passage 3 · Comparative
Evolutionary psychology has taught us to examine human behavior from the standpoint of the theory of evolution – to explain …
Evolutionary Psychology
What is evolutionary psychology? Can it explain altruism?
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Passage 4
During Dostoyevsky's time there were two significant and opposing directions in Russian literary criticism …
Dostoyevsky
The two camps of Russian literary criticism (idealists vs. realists), and Dostoyevsky’s mixed view.
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